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EDITORIAL AND OPINION — The front or back end of the pipe? — Governments and BACT
Alberta and British Columbia may be neighbors, but those Rocky Mountains are, at times, much more than a geographic barrier.Both provinces have substantial resources of coal, which contribute much to …
Spot Prices (August 04, 1997)
Wednesday, July 30, 1997Price (US)Week’s ChangeGold*$326.40+ $2.05Silver*$ 4.36…
Toronto Stock exchange indices
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Court clears Glimmer Res. sale
Under a Canadian court action, the sale of Glimmer Resources (GME-V) may proceed.The General Division of the Ontario Court ruled that the right of first refusal in the Glimmer mine joint-Venture agree…
NEWS IN BRIEF (August 04, 1997)
Mountain View Ventures (MVI-V) has changed its name to Blackrun Ventures (BKV-V) on a 1-New-for-4-old-share basis.
OBITUARY — Colin Macaulay
Colin Macaulay, a former vice-Chairman of Rio Algom, has died. He was 66.Born in Montreal, Que., Macaulay graduated from McGill University’s engineering program with a bachelor’s degree in 1954 and a …
DIAMOND PAGE — New Russian company to mine diamonds
Almazy Rosii-Sakha, Russia’s largest producer and exporter of rough diamonds, has formed a company to develop kimberlite pipes in the Nyurba district of Yakutia.Alrosa-Nyurba was set up to mine two di…
Gencor joins Aber in NWT
South African mining house Gencor has joined with Aber Resources (ABZ-T) to explore that company’s Kuujjua nickel project on Victoria Island in the Northwest Territories.Gencor can earn a half interes…
STOCK MARKETS — Junior plays help western markets recover from slump — Winspear, Mar-West and Stratabound among host of winning mining issues
The Vancouver Stock Exchange composite index closed up six points at 809.45 over the report period ended July 29, for a 0.7% gain. The mining index followed suit, rising 6.09 points, or 0.8%, to finis…
Metal prices — Daily Metal Prices
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange – Midday bid/ask prices in US$ per tonne)DateJuly 29July 28July 25July 24J…
NDT takes shine to Staghorn results
Although the nickel values remain uneconomic, NDT Ventures (NDE-V) is encouraged by the latest drill data from its projects in Labrador.On Project 11-3, a joint venture with Essex Resource (ESX-V), ho…